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NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION (EIN 36-2307745)
Tax period
2012-06-01 to 2013-05-31
Filed
2013-10-11
IRS object ID
201322849349300342
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2013-10-11T13:10:40-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-05-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN420714325EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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Business Name Line1MCGLADREY LLPBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line11 S WACKER DRIVE STE 800AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60606ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

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EIN362307745EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1National Merit Scholarship CorporationBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlNATINameControl
Phone8478665111Phone

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Address Line11560 Sherman Avenue No 200AddressLine1
CityEvanstonCity
StateILState
ZIP Code602014897ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameKamilla L SpoehrName
TitleTreasurerTitle
Phone8478665111Phone
Date Signed2013-10-11DateSigned
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Preparer Preparer

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NameWayne HarderName
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Phone3126343400Phone
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Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonTimothy E McGuireNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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Address Line11560 Sherman Avenue No 200AddressLine1
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Mission DescriptionThe mission of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) is to recognize and honor the academically talented students of the United States. NMSC accomplishes its mission by conducting nationwide academic scholarship programs. The enduring goals of NMSC's scholarship programs are: to promote a wider and deeper respect for learning in general and for exceptionally talented individuals in particular; to shine a spotlight on brilliant students and encourage the pursuit of academic excellence at all levels of education; and to stimulate increased support from organizations that wish to sponsor scholarships for outstanding scholastic talent.MissionDescription
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DescriptionThe National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) - a test which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.5 million entrants each year-and by meeting published program entry/participation requirements. For fiscal year 05/31/13 the National Merit Scholarship Program included:Four-Year Renewable Scholarships: 25,721 recipients One-Time Awards: 2,724 recipientsDescription

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DescriptionThe National Achievement Scholarship Program is an academic competition established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding Black American high school students. Black students may enter both the National Achievement Program and the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) and meeting other published requirements for participation. A student's standing is determined independently in each program. Black American students can qualify for recognition and be honored as Scholars in both the National Merit Program and the National Achievement Program, but can receive only one monetary award from NMSC. For fiscal year 05/31/13 the National Achievement Scholarship Program included: See Schedule OFour-Year Renewable Scholarships: 338 recipients One-Time Awards: 702 recipientsDescription
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (30 entries)

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Lori Bettison-Varga
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Frank J Dellaquila
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Mark C Dziatczak
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James R Donnelley
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Gregory L Geoffroy
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Linda R Gorsline
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Mark A Haught
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Edwin S Hedgepeth
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Michael J Heilman
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John C Hitt
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Matthew P Horvat
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Michael G Johnson
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Brian C Mitchell
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CE Quandt
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Thomas J Quinlan III
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Sue Sloan
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Thomas R Voss
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Dirlene Wheeler
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Robert E Witt
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James H Wooten Jr
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Jeffrey Z Little
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Thomas S Blade
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Sogeti
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance3061016BeginningOfYearBalance
End Of Year Balance3061016EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0.08280BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.68390PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0.23330TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis390349OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation187641Depreciation
Book Value202708BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis209640OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation136039Depreciation
Book Value73601BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis9286630OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1805130Depreciation
Book Value7481500BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings7757809TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt73937634TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments20808735NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F99020808735RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal53128899RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included267274InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt267274RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99053396173TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt58514179TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal58514179ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2267274InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt267274ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99058781453TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Description of Intended Use of Endowment Funds:Part V, Line 4:The income from the endowment funds is used to pay for scholarships sponsored by the donors in the National Merit Program and the National Achievement Program.
Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48:Part X, Line 2:NMSC is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable state law. The accounting standard on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under this guidance, NMSC may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes also addresses de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, and accounting in interim periods. Management evaluated NMSC's tax positions for all open tax years and has concluded that NMSC had taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements. Generally, NMSC is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. federal, state or local tax authorities for years before fiscal year 2010, which is the standard statute of limitations look-back period.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1College Entrance Examination BoardBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line145 Columbus AvenueAddressLine1
CityNew YorkCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10023ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient131623965EINOfRecipient
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant2673756AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of GrantPreliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying TestPurposeOfGrant
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants1TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII (2 entries)

Type Of GrantTypeOfGrantNumber Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipientsAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant
National Merit Program Scholarship Grants2844545013206
National Achievement Program Scholarship Grants10402412701

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierProcedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePart I, Line 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSchedule I, Part I, Line 2: In order to monitor the use of the scholarship grants, NMSC prepares checks that are payable to the selected scholars or their universities/colleges. These checks are mailed directly to the applicable college or university. NMSC instructs the college or university to verify the Scholar's eligibility for the payment prior to distributing the checks to students or applying them to the Scholar's university account. If the student is ineligible for the payment, NMSC asks the college or university to either send the check back to NMSC or to provide NMSC with a refund if the check has already been deposited by the institution. Scholars have an agreement with NMSC that their stipend checks are only to be used for college undergraduate studies and that any unused portion must be returned to NMSC.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment1SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonTimothy E McGuireNamePerson
TitlePresidentTitle
Base Compensation Filing Org217692BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org0BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org39058DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org663NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org257413TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return ReferencePart I, Line 4aReturnReference
ExplanationThomas S. Blade received a severance payment of $34,125 in his 2012 W-2.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Form 990 is prepared by McGladrey LLP and then is reviewed internally by NMSC's Treasurer. McGladrey LLP makes any necessary edits and the Form 990 is then reviewed by NMSC's President, and is then forwarded to NMSC's legal counsel for an additional review. The completed Form 990 is then mailed to NMSC's Audit Committee and Board of Directors prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cNMSC requires all members of NMSC's Board of Directors and all Officers to complete a disclosure form on an annual basis to disclose any interests that could give rise to conflicts. In addition, the written policy is provided to all new employees and is constantly available to all directors, employees, and officers along with all other policies and procedures on NMSC's network.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15NMSC's Executive Committee annually determines the salary for NMSC's President based on comparable market data. All other salaries are determined by NMSC's President within the parameters of the compensation budget which is approved annually by the Board of Directors. NMSC regularly receives and reviews salary survey data from comparable not-for-profit organizations. This information is reviewed by NMSC's Chairman and the President before determining annual salary adjustments. The process for determining compensation was recorded in the Executive Committee's minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19NMSC's annual audited financial statements are made available to the public as part of NMSC's Annual Report, which is posted on NMSC's website each year. At this time, NMSC's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not made available to the public.